artisan

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Etymology

From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (skilled), past participle of artiō (I instruct in arts), from ars (art, skill).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/, /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹtɪzən/, /ˈɑɹtɪsən/
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Noun

artisan (plural artisans)

  1. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
  2. A person who displays great dexterity.

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Adjective

artisan (not comparable)

  1. artisanal
    • 2015, Andrea Chesman, The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How:
      Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves).

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (skilled), past participle of artiō (to instruct in arts), from ars (art, skill).

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Noun

artisan m (plural artisans, feminine artisane)

  1. artisan (manual worker)
  2. (figuratively) creator; innovator; inventor; architect

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Indonesian

Etymology

From French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (skilled), past participle of artiō (I instruct in arts), from ars (art, skill).

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  • Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧san

Noun

artisan (first-person possessive artisanku, second-person possessive artisanmu, third-person possessive artisannya)

  1. artisan.
    Synonyms: perajin, pengrajin, tukang

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Piedmontese

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artisan m

  1. craftsman, artisan